Movie: Hangman's House

Top 10 Billed Cast

Victor McLaglen
Victor McLaglen

Denis Hogan

June Collyer
June Collyer

Connaught O'Brien

Earle Foxe
Earle Foxe

John D'Arcy

Hobart Bosworth
Hobart Bosworth

Lord Chief Justice James O'Brien

Larry Kent
Larry Kent

Dermot McDermot

Joseph Burke
Joseph Burke

Neddy Joe - Dermot's Servant

Mary Gordon
Mary Gordon

The Woman at Hogan's Hideout

Brian Desmond Hurst
Brian Desmond Hurst

Horse Race Spectator

Eric Mayne
Eric Mayne

Colonel of Legionnaires

Jack Pennick
Jack Pennick

Man Bringing Dermot to Hogan

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    Forced by her mean-spirited father, Lord Chief Justice James O'Brien, to marry a man she doesn't love, Connaught O'Brien gives up hope of ever with her true love, Dermot McDermot. After her father dies and a hunted rebel leader returns to town, however, Connaught finds a renewed hope that the tides of oppression will shift and she might again find happiness. This silent romantic drama, set in Ireland, is the first film in which a then-unknown John Wayne is clearly visible.

  • Release Date

    1928-05-13

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    6.357

  • Rating:

    3.2 starts
  • Tagline

    Donn Byrne's Romance of Racing and Racial Intrigue

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